Pete Buttigieg
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social
Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Last night was a thumping from coast to coast. Across the country, voters rejected chaos and cynicism – and chose leaders who are focused on the cost of everyday life.
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Last night was a thumping from coast to coast. Across the country, voters rejected chaos and cynicism – and chose leaders who are focused on the cost of everyday life.
Spend a day with me on the campaign trail in Virginia.
November 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Spend a day with me on the campaign trail in Virginia.
Trump building himself a new gold-plated ballroom at the White House shows what he really cares about - which is definitely not you.
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Trump building himself a new gold-plated ballroom at the White House shows what he really cares about - which is definitely not you.
A freedom-loving people will not stand for the corruption and the power grabs we’re witnessing daily in our country. That's why millions of Americans took to the streets a few days ago, and it's why elections like the Virginia governor race will show the path to a better future a few days from now.
October 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A freedom-loving people will not stand for the corruption and the power grabs we’re witnessing daily in our country. That's why millions of Americans took to the streets a few days ago, and it's why elections like the Virginia governor race will show the path to a better future a few days from now.
Big news out of Indiana today as Republican legislators surprise everyone by saying no to Donald Trump.
Each crack in Trump’s facade of inevitability will lead to more. Let’s keep it up!
Each crack in Trump’s facade of inevitability will lead to more. Let’s keep it up!
October 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Big news out of Indiana today as Republican legislators surprise everyone by saying no to Donald Trump.
Each crack in Trump’s facade of inevitability will lead to more. Let’s keep it up!
Each crack in Trump’s facade of inevitability will lead to more. Let’s keep it up!
Vance is back in Indiana today, personally pressuring GOP lawmakers to ignore their conscience and enact an extreme gerrymandering plan. The fact that they have to send in the VP tells us something important and encouraging: political pressure against this plan is working, even in deep red places.
October 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Vance is back in Indiana today, personally pressuring GOP lawmakers to ignore their conscience and enact an extreme gerrymandering plan. The fact that they have to send in the VP tells us something important and encouraging: political pressure against this plan is working, even in deep red places.
Republicans like to claim they aren't actually cutting Medicaid.
Which is an easily disproven lie.
Which is an easily disproven lie.
October 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Republicans like to claim they aren't actually cutting Medicaid.
Which is an easily disproven lie.
Which is an easily disproven lie.
The policy failures we’re living with didn’t begin with Donald Trump - and they very clearly won't end with him either.
My party has to offer a vision for how everyday life actually gets better under new and different leadership.
My party has to offer a vision for how everyday life actually gets better under new and different leadership.
October 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The policy failures we’re living with didn’t begin with Donald Trump - and they very clearly won't end with him either.
My party has to offer a vision for how everyday life actually gets better under new and different leadership.
My party has to offer a vision for how everyday life actually gets better under new and different leadership.
When the President uses federal law enforcement for his personal revenge, it puts all of us in danger.
September 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
When the President uses federal law enforcement for his personal revenge, it puts all of us in danger.